Greenland prepares for uncomfortable visit from US vice-president

Greenland is giving the cold shoulder to JD Vance and his wife, amid Trump's pledge to take control of the island.

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The visit by Vice-President JD Vance and his wife Usha comes amid souring relations between the US and Denmark over the island.

Vance's late addition to what was originally billed as a private tour by the US second lady is the latest twist in what has become a tangled diplomatic journey .

Usha Vance was only supposed to travel to Greenland, a semi-autonomous part of Denmark, with her son to attend a dog-sledding race and other events in the capital of Nuuk.

But the visit quickly attracted scrutiny. While the trip was originally framed as a cultural tour, the scale of the security preparations made it clear that this was something bigger. Greenlanders made clear they would protest Mrs Vance's presence.

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